Quilt Request from DIL
#22
Originally Posted by LucyInTheSky
Originally Posted by azdesertrat
I just got done putting together a quilt top of tee shirts.cutting out the "picture" from the shirt,(I just took a class) and ironed a lightwieght stabilizer to the back of each one,I framed each "shirt" with fabric,then put them together.I ended up with large blocks 12" each I think.but it came out really nice,just have to do sew the last row to the rest and the top is done.the most important thing is to try to make the squares all the same size if at all possible
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#23
Originally Posted by joeyoz
Originally Posted by azdesertrat
I just got done putting together a quilt top of tee shirts.cutting out the "picture" from the shirt,(I just took a class) and ironed a lightwieght stabilizer to the back of each one,I framed each "shirt" with fabric,then put them together.I ended up with large blocks 12" each I think.but it came out really nice,just have to do sew the last row to the rest and the top is done.the most important thing is to try to make the squares all the same size if at all possible
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i am also curious about the Crazy 8 and the lonk isn't working :?
Ok found a working link, sorry
http://www.createforless.com/Bits+n+...utm_medium=cse
Ok found a working link, sorry
http://www.createforless.com/Bits+n+...utm_medium=cse
#26
Glad you brought this subject as I picked up several good ideas.
About a year and a half ago one of my niece in laws told me she'd like to make a quilt from her daugther's first year clothes, daughter was about 6 months old at the time. Asked niece if she knew how to sew or had a sewing machine, said her mother had a machine. Little girl - such a cutie, is over 2 now but no mention of the quilt from niece. From now til the end of the year is a busy time for me but think I'll bring it up when I see the family around Christmas time. Little problem is that neice lives in Brooklyn, NY and I live in Jersey, and neice works full time. If she's really interested in making a quilt we'll find someway to make time for some sewing and quilting instructios and, more importanly, what parts of the clothes she wants to use and what she invisions the quilt to look like. May in Jersey
About a year and a half ago one of my niece in laws told me she'd like to make a quilt from her daugther's first year clothes, daughter was about 6 months old at the time. Asked niece if she knew how to sew or had a sewing machine, said her mother had a machine. Little girl - such a cutie, is over 2 now but no mention of the quilt from niece. From now til the end of the year is a busy time for me but think I'll bring it up when I see the family around Christmas time. Little problem is that neice lives in Brooklyn, NY and I live in Jersey, and neice works full time. If she's really interested in making a quilt we'll find someway to make time for some sewing and quilting instructios and, more importanly, what parts of the clothes she wants to use and what she invisions the quilt to look like. May in Jersey
#29
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I have made several t-shirt quilts, especially for high school grads. Using a fusible interfacing is key--but watch out when applying an iron around silk screened logos--they can melt. I have done plain squares, and fancier pieced blocks which used the t-shirt piece as the center (log cabin variations, square-in-a-square etc). It's also fun to select fabrics for your borders and sashings which have some significance to the person receiving the quilt....like sports or music themes or in your case baby items. Hint for shirts which have the logos printed too high on the chest to make it the center of a square, piece on part of the lower shirt above the logo, then cut to your selected size (kind of like splicing in a short piece of wallpaper). Once it's quilted you'll never see the seam. Above all, have fun, and enjoy making the memories of your grandchild!
#30
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I hope this helps...
http://www.craftastical.com/2009/08/...rom-start.html
I've been saving clothes for my 4 girls for a long time and keeping my eye out for direction for what I want to do. This is the best tutorial I've seen on the topic. She uses flannel to stablize. I'll still use lightweight fusible interfacing. But the rest, I'll do very similar to what she's done.
Lori
http://www.craftastical.com/2009/08/...rom-start.html
I've been saving clothes for my 4 girls for a long time and keeping my eye out for direction for what I want to do. This is the best tutorial I've seen on the topic. She uses flannel to stablize. I'll still use lightweight fusible interfacing. But the rest, I'll do very similar to what she's done.
Lori
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